Where to buy acrylic?

[Arik]

I would like to make a trap, and a large upstream refugium, but I need the acrylic first. Lowes only seems to have the thin stuff; where does everyone buy theirs from?

[dgodwin]

great lakes plastic in cheektowaga sells acrylic Never bought any though, other than some scrap to fix a skimmer cup.

[Gary Majchrzak]

Laird Plastics
(585) 254-8110
1640 Emerson St
Rochester, NY 14606
Cross Street:
Between Gm Ac Rochester and Colfax St

laird.com

[bdamon]

I saw some at Home Depot, they have 1/4" in various size pieces. It is not cheap though. I think the 30"x36" piece was $31

[dank11]

Hey!
I've got some scraps to make a trap probably but not
enough for a fuge
I've got a homemade trap i'd sell
also
LMK

[chrisguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6307870#post6307870 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dgodwin
great lakes plastic in cheektowaga sells acrylic Never bought any though, other than some scrap to fix a skimmer cup.

This is where I bought my Acrylic and supplies. They guy working the counter was very helpful.

[Arik]

Cool, thanks for all the replies. So is Home Depot a lot more expensive than all the other places?

[Kent E]

There is a place near the airport that was very friendly and helpful. I don't remember the name but they are in the phone book.

[moriartiholmes]

Make sure you get the right kind of acrylic, extruded is one and I forget the others name. One exorbs more water and may cause your seals to break. From what I've heard HD sells the bad kind.
I would suggest going to Great Lakes if you’re in Buffalo, they're very helpful.
Also, they usually carry Weld-On 3, 4 is better for our purposes if you can find it. It dries slower and you get a stronger seal.